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Did you feel that? Locals report tremors

Published: Monday, March 25, 2013 at 3:26 p.m.

Last Modified: Tuesday, March 26, 2013 at 8:49 a.m.

Residents throughout Terrebonne and Lafourche say they heard a boom Monday morning and felt the ground shake.

But officials with the U.S. Geological Survey said their computers hadn’t detected any seismic activity. A spokesman speculated that might be the case because the movement was too slight to be immediately apparent.

Andrea Dupree of Houma said she heard the noise about 10 a.m. and saw items on her desk shaking.

Ryan Soudelier said he felt it near Thibodaux High School.

“It was very gentle and faint,” he said in an email to The Courier. “It was like being on the second floor with someone else running a washing machine nearby, but we were on the first floor.”

Others, like Bridgette Marcel-Waling, said she felt it at her home in Gray, but she said the time was closer to noon.

“I thought it may have been a low-flying plane or something,” she said in a note to the newspaper, “but it rattled my windows right around the time my kids woke up around 11:45 or so.

Dozens more confirmed the tremble via the newspaper’s Facebook page in communities from ranging from Pointe-aux-Chenes to Thibodaux.

<p>Residents throughout Terrebonne and Lafourche say they heard a boom Monday morning and felt the ground shake.</p><p>But officials with the U.S. Geological Survey said their computers hadn't detected any seismic activity. A spokesman speculated that might be the case because the movement was too slight to be immediately apparent.</p><p>Andrea Dupree of Houma said she heard the noise about 10 a.m. and saw items on her desk shaking.</p><p>Ryan Soudelier said he felt it near Thibodaux High School.</p><p>“It was very gentle and faint,” he said in an email to The Courier. “It was like being on the second floor with someone else running a washing machine nearby, but we were on the first floor.”</p><p>Others, like Bridgette Marcel-Waling, said she felt it at her home in Gray, but she said the time was closer to noon. </p><p>“I thought it may have been a low-flying plane or something,” she said in a note to the newspaper, “but it rattled my windows right around the time my kids woke up around 11:45 or so.</p><p>Dozens more confirmed the tremble via the newspaper's Facebook page in communities from ranging from Pointe-aux-Chenes to Thibodaux.</p><p>“I felt it in Chauvin,” said Kathleen Scott, 57. “It was really noticeable with my trailer shaking and my windows rattling.”</p>